SetTextDirection

Specifies the direction of the text flow for this table cell.

Inherited from ApiTableCellPr.SetTextDirection.

Syntax

expression.SetTextDirection(sType);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiTableCell class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
sType	Required	TextFlowDirection		The available types of the text direction in the table cell: "lrtb" - text direction left-to-right moving from top to bottom, "tbrl" - text direction top-to-bottom moving from right to left, "btlr" - text direction bottom-to-top moving from left to right.

Returns

boolean

Example

Change the direction text flows inside a table cell in a document.

// How do I rotate or reorient the text inside a table cell in a document?

// Display text vertically or at a different angle within a table cell in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let tableStyle = doc.CreateStyle("CustomTableStyle", "table");
tableStyle.SetBasedOn(doc.GetStyle("Bordered"));
let table = Api.CreateTable(3, 3);
table.SetWidth("percent", 100);
let tableRow = table.GetRow(0);
tableRow.SetHeight("atLeast", 1440);
let cell = table.GetRow(0).GetCell(0);
cell.SetTextDirection("btlr");
let paragraph = cell.GetContent().GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("btlr");
cell = table.GetRow(0).GetCell(1);
cell.SetTextDirection("tbrl");
paragraph = cell.GetContent().GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("tbrl");
cell = table.GetRow(1).GetCell(0);
cell.SetTextDirection("lrtb");
paragraph = cell.GetContent().GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("lrtb");
table.SetStyle(tableStyle);
doc.Push(table);